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NEW INFORMATION: West pleads guilty in court

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)-The former daycare worker accused of touching young boys inappropriately and having child porn on his computer plead guilty to six sexual assault charges on Thursday. Four other charges were dismissed, but read in.

Thomas West, 26, of Altoona is accused of inappropriately touching a 4-year-old boy at the daycare and a 6-year-old boy in a private home. According to the criminal complaint, West made the 6-year-old promise not to tell anyone.

Investigators say the assaults happened between September of 2011 and June 8th of this year.---------------------STORY FROM 7/25/12EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Prosecutors filed two more sexual assault charges against the former daycare worker accused of touching young boys inappropriately and having child porn on his computer.

West is now charged with four counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, along with Possession of Child Pornography and Intimidation of a Victim.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – A judge ruled there's enough evidence for a former daycare worker accused of touching young boys inappropriately and having child porn on his computer to stand trial.

Thomas West, 26, of Altoona faces several charges including two counts each of Sexual Assault of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography.

West went before a judge Tuesday for his preliminary hearing. That’s when police told the court that one of the alleged victims said West had touched him in the bathroom of Altoona Family Child Care Center, and that the 4-year-old had said it happened "more than one time, like a hundred times."

Altoona Police Officer Jesse James told the court that West later told police that it was part of his cleaning process.

Police say another alleged victim told them West touched him in his own bedroom at his parents’ home, and that he promised not to tell because he didn't want to get in trouble.

An investigator testified that he took West's computer to a forensics lab in Eau Claire, found two videos that appeared to be child porn had recently been deleted, and interviewed West about it later.

“He was questioned about the files and he admitted that he does download and view that type of material," said Scott Kelley of the Altoona Police Department.

West was in the Eau Claire County Jail Tuesday night. His bond was increased late last week to $20,000 cash.

We left a message for West's attorney seeking comment after the hearing, but did not hear back.

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A former daycare worker accused of touching young boys inappropriately will be in court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Thomas West, 26, faces several charges including 2 counts of sexual assault of a child and 2 counts of possessing child pornography.

West is accused of inappropriately touching a 4-year-old boy at the daycare and a 6-year-old boy in a private home. According to the complaint, West made the 6-year-old promise not to tell anyone, leading to the victim intimidation charge.

Investigators say the assaults happened between September of 2011 and June 8th of this year.

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